West Virginia Wesleyan College Academic Experience
Past Performance | Probation Policy|Academic Calendar | Graduate Career Data
Past Performance
What Do We Like To Study?
Most Popular Majors
Least Popular Majors- economics
- Christian education/church leadership
- philosophy/religion
Policies
Probation Policy The minimum GPA required for all students to remain off probation during their entire college tenure is:
Academic Calendar
Academic Calendar System:
- 4-1-4 System (two semsters and one-month January interterm)
Summer Sessions:
- 2 summer session(s)
that consist of 4 weeks.
New student orientation:
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Orientation for new students is held in August and January.
Graduate Career Data
Percentage of graduates who pursue further study:
- 26% continue immediately.
Percentage of all graduates who pursue graduate study in various fields:
- Law School: 5%
- Medical School: 3%
- Dental School: 2%
- Graduate Business Programs: 9%
- Graduate Arts and Sciences Programs: 7%
- Theological School/Seminary: 1%
List of graduate schools most often selected by our recent graduates:
- Duke University, Emory University, Marshall University, University of Maryland, University of Pittsburgh, University of Southern
- California, Syracuse University, West Virginia U.
35% of our graduates choose careers in business and industry.
90% of our graduates enter into a job market related to their major within two years of graduation.
Firms that most frequently hire our graduates:
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AT&T, Ernst & Young, Martin Marietta, Mellon Bank, Procter & Gamble,
Westinghouse.
Most prominent alumni/ae:
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William Grimes, president, Univision; John D. Swan, prime minister,
Bermuda; William Cummings, publisher, Wall Street Journal
(Europe); James Walker, cardiovascular surgeon; John Shimrak,
comptroller, Campbell Soup; Jack Sisson, comptroller, Dow Jones.
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